Population density in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population density was 291.3 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
291.3 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
53rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
647.11 people per km²
in 2015
All-time low
0.2008 people per km²
in 1700
Years of data
311
1700–2100
Population density in Mauritius, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
In 2100, population density in Mauritius stood at 291.3 people per km².
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Mauritius peaked at 647.11 people per km² in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2008 people per km², in 1700.
That places Mauritius 53rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | people per km² | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2008 people per km² | — |
| 1710 | 0.3015 people per km² | +50.1% |
| 1720 | 0.4522 people per km² | +50.0% |
| 1730 | 0.6785 people per km² | +50.1% |
| 1740 | 1.02 people per km² | +50.0% |
| 1750 | 1.53 people per km² | +50.0% |
| 1760 | 2.29 people per km² | +50.0% |
| 1770 | 3.43 people per km² | +50.0% |
| 1780 | 5.15 people per km² | +50.0% |
| 1790 | 7.73 people per km² | +50.0% |
| 1800 | 29.54 people per km² | +282.3% |
| 1801 | 30.38 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1802 | 31.24 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1803 | 32.13 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1804 | 33.03 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1805 | 33.97 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1806 | 34.93 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1807 | 35.92 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1808 | 36.94 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1809 | 37.98 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1810 | 38.71 people per km² | +1.9% |
| 1811 | 39.42 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1812 | 40.02 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1813 | 40.5 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1814 | 41 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1815 | 41.49 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1816 | 42 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1817 | 42.51 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1818 | 43.02 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1819 | 43.49 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1820 | 43.9 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1821 | 44.25 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 44.56 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 44.8 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1824 | 45.05 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1825 | 45.3 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1826 | 45.55 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1827 | 45.81 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1828 | 46.06 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 46.46 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 47.02 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1831 | 47.74 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1832 | 48.61 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1833 | 49.66 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1834 | 50.72 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1835 | 51.81 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1836 | 52.92 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1837 | 54.06 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1838 | 55.22 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1839 | 56.69 people per km² | +2.7% |
| 1840 | 58.49 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1841 | 60.65 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1842 | 63.18 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1843 | 66.12 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1844 | 69.18 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1845 | 72.39 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1846 | 75.75 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1847 | 79.27 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1848 | 82.95 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1849 | 87.02 people per km² | +4.9% |
| 1850 | 91.51 people per km² | +5.2% |
| 1851 | 96.58 people per km² | +5.5% |
| 1852 | 102.15 people per km² | +5.8% |
| 1853 | 108.27 people per km² | +6.0% |
| 1854 | 114.75 people per km² | +6.0% |
| 1855 | 121.62 people per km² | +6.0% |
| 1856 | 128.9 people per km² | +6.0% |
| 1857 | 136.62 people per km² | +6.0% |
| 1858 | 144.8 people per km² | +6.0% |
| 1859 | 151.68 people per km² | +4.7% |
| 1860 | 157.15 people per km² | +3.6% |
| 1861 | 161.13 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1862 | 163.52 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 164.22 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 164.91 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 165.62 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 166.32 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 167.03 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 167.74 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 168.64 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 169.74 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 171.04 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 172.54 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 174.25 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 175.97 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 177.72 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 179.48 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 181.25 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 183.05 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 184.65 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 186.04 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 187.24 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 188.23 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 189.01 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 189.8 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 190.59 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 191.38 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 192.18 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 192.97 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 193.66 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 194.23 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 194.68 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 195.02 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 195.24 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 195.46 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 195.68 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 195.9 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 196.12 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 196.34 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 196.53 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 196.71 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 196.87 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 197 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 197.12 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 197.23 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 197.34 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 197.45 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 197.57 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 197.68 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 197.89 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 198.19 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 198.59 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 199.09 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 199.68 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 200.28 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 200.88 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 201.47 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 202.08 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1918 | 202.46 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1919 | 202.94 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1920 | 203.53 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 204.22 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 205.03 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 205.94 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1924 | 206.85 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 207.76 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 208.69 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 209.61 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 210.54 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 211.56 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 212.66 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 213.86 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 215.15 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 216.54 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 217.93 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1935 | 219.33 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 220.74 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 222.16 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 223.58 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 225.36 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 227.5 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 230 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1942 | 232.87 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 236.11 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1944 | 239.41 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 242.75 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 246.14 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 249.57 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1948 | 253.05 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 257.55 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 263.18 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1951 | 270.99 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 279.01 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 286.39 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 293.18 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 300.25 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 307.74 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 315.68 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 324.06 people per km² | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 332.92 people per km² | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 340.68 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 346.79 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 353.17 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 360.72 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 368.83 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 376.9 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 384.9 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 392.72 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 400.24 people per km² | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 407.48 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 414.47 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 421.19 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 427.45 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 433.23 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 438.89 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 444.68 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 450.61 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 456.76 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 463.34 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 470.4 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 477.83 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 485.34 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 492.54 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 499.44 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 506.38 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 513.3 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 519.95 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 526.35 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 532.6 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 538.8 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 545.33 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 552.35 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 559.68 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 567.05 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 574.14 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 580.78 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 587.08 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 593.04 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 598.45 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 603.86 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 609.23 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 613.82 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 617.97 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 621.98 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 625.84 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 629.55 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 632.84 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 635.72 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 638.27 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 640.45 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 642.32 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 644.1 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 645.55 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 646.46 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 646.97 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 647.11 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 646.87 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 646.3 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 645.39 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 644.1 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 642.58 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 640.77 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 639.03 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 637.75 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 636.54 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 635.1 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 633.48 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2027 | 631.77 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2028 | 629.97 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 628.08 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 626.16 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2031 | 624.14 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 621.94 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2033 | 619.59 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2034 | 617.08 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2035 | 614.4 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 611.56 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2037 | 608.57 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2038 | 605.42 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2039 | 602.07 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2040 | 598.51 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2041 | 594.77 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2042 | 590.88 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2043 | 586.82 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2044 | 582.58 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 578.2 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2046 | 573.67 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2047 | 569.01 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2048 | 564.23 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2049 | 559.36 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2050 | 554.43 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2051 | 549.44 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2052 | 544.4 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2053 | 539.29 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2054 | 534.15 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2055 | 528.98 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2056 | 523.76 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2057 | 518.52 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2058 | 513.28 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2059 | 508.02 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2060 | 502.71 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2061 | 497.37 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2062 | 492.01 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2063 | 486.64 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2064 | 481.24 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2065 | 475.8 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2066 | 470.35 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2067 | 464.89 people per km² | -1.2% |
| 2068 | 459.43 people per km² | -1.2% |
| 2069 | 453.94 people per km² | -1.2% |
| 2070 | 448.41 people per km² | -1.2% |
| 2071 | 442.86 people per km² | -1.2% |
| 2072 | 437.3 people per km² | -1.3% |
| 2073 | 431.7 people per km² | -1.3% |
| 2074 | 426.09 people per km² | -1.3% |
| 2075 | 420.47 people per km² | -1.3% |
| 2076 | 414.85 people per km² | -1.3% |
| 2077 | 409.19 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2078 | 403.54 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2079 | 397.89 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2080 | 392.26 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2081 | 386.64 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2082 | 381.02 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2083 | 375.43 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2084 | 369.9 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2085 | 364.39 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2086 | 358.92 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2087 | 353.52 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2088 | 348.19 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2089 | 342.94 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2090 | 337.76 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2091 | 332.66 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2092 | 327.66 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2093 | 322.75 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2094 | 317.94 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2095 | 313.24 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2096 | 308.64 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2097 | 304.15 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2098 | 299.76 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2099 | 295.48 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2100 | 291.3 people per km² | -1.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 291.3 people per km² is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 291.3 people per km² is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3 people per km², 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +282.3% | 7.73 people per km² | 29.54 people per km² |
| 1710 | +50.1% | 0.2008 people per km² | 0.3015 people per km² |
| 1720 | +50.0% | 0.3015 people per km² | 0.4522 people per km² |
| 1730 | +50.1% | 0.4522 people per km² | 0.6785 people per km² |
| 1750 | +50.0% | 1.02 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² |
| 1760 | +50.0% | 1.53 people per km² | 2.29 people per km² |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2008 people per km² | 0.2008 people per km² | 0.2008 people per km² | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3015 people per km² | 0.3015 people per km² | 0.3015 people per km² | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4522 people per km² | 0.4522 people per km² | 0.4522 people per km² | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.6785 people per km² | 0.6785 people per km² | 0.6785 people per km² | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.02 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.53 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.29 people per km² | 2.29 people per km² | 2.29 people per km² | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.43 people per km² | 3.43 people per km² | 3.43 people per km² | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.15 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | 5.15 people per km² | 1 |
| 1790s | 7.73 people per km² | 7.73 people per km² | 7.73 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 33.61 people per km² | 29.54 people per km² | 37.98 people per km² | 10 |
| 1810s | 41.21 people per km² | 38.71 people per km² | 43.49 people per km² | 10 |
| 1820s | 45.17 people per km² | 43.9 people per km² | 46.46 people per km² | 10 |
| 1830s | 51.44 people per km² | 47.02 people per km² | 56.69 people per km² | 10 |
| 1840s | 71.5 people per km² | 58.49 people per km² | 87.02 people per km² | 10 |
| 1850s | 119.69 people per km² | 91.51 people per km² | 151.68 people per km² | 10 |
| 1860s | 164.63 people per km² | 157.15 people per km² | 168.64 people per km² | 10 |
| 1870s | 176.97 people per km² | 169.74 people per km² | 184.65 people per km² | 10 |
| 1880s | 190.11 people per km² | 186.04 people per km² | 193.66 people per km² | 10 |
| 1890s | 195.52 people per km² | 194.23 people per km² | 196.53 people per km² | 10 |
| 1900s | 197.29 people per km² | 196.71 people per km² | 197.89 people per km² | 10 |
| 1910s | 200.57 people per km² | 198.19 people per km² | 202.94 people per km² | 10 |
| 1920s | 207.37 people per km² | 203.53 people per km² | 211.56 people per km² | 10 |
| 1930s | 218.73 people per km² | 212.66 people per km² | 225.36 people per km² | 10 |
| 1940s | 241.49 people per km² | 227.5 people per km² | 257.55 people per km² | 10 |
| 1950s | 297.34 people per km² | 263.18 people per km² | 332.92 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 373.24 people per km² | 340.68 people per km² | 407.48 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 442.1 people per km² | 414.47 people per km² | 470.4 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 509.25 people per km² | 477.83 people per km² | 538.8 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 576.18 people per km² | 545.33 people per km² | 603.86 people per km² | 10 |
| 2000s | 626.57 people per km² | 609.23 people per km² | 640.45 people per km² | 10 |
| 2010s | 645.52 people per km² | 642.32 people per km² | 647.11 people per km² | 10 |
| 2020s | 635.51 people per km² | 628.08 people per km² | 642.58 people per km² | 10 |
| 2030s | 615.09 people per km² | 602.07 people per km² | 626.16 people per km² | 10 |
| 2040s | 579.8 people per km² | 559.36 people per km² | 598.51 people per km² | 10 |
| 2050s | 531.43 people per km² | 508.02 people per km² | 554.43 people per km² | 10 |
| 2060s | 478.44 people per km² | 453.94 people per km² | 502.71 people per km² | 10 |
| 2070s | 423.23 people per km² | 397.89 people per km² | 448.41 people per km² | 10 |
| 2080s | 367.32 people per km² | 342.94 people per km² | 392.26 people per km² | 10 |
| 2090s | 316 people per km² | 295.48 people per km² | 337.76 people per km² | 10 |
| 2100s | 291.3 people per km² | 291.3 people per km² | 291.3 people per km² | 1 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7958 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,226 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 18,891 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Mauritius?
- Population density in Mauritius was 291.3 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 647.11 people per km² in 2015.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 people per km² in 1700.
- How does Mauritius rank for population density?
- Mauritius ranks 53rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.